Don't fence me in

Oh give me land, lots of land under starry skies above

Don't fence me in

Let me ride through the wide open country that I love

Don't fence me in

Let me be by myself in the evening breeze

Listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees

Send me off forever but I ask you please

Don't fence me in

Just turn me loose

Let me straddle my old saddle underneath the Western skies

On my cayuse

Let me wander over yonder 'til I see the mountains rise

I want to ride to the ridge where the West commences

Gaze about the moon until I lose my senses

Can't look at hobbles and I can't stand fences

Don't fence me in

Just turn me loose

Let me straddle my old saddle underneath the Western skies

On my cayuse

Let me wander over yonder 'til I see the mountains rise

I want to ride to the ridge where the West commences

Gaze about the moon until I lose my senses

Can't look at hobbles and I can't stand fences

Don't fence me in

Don't fence me in

Don't you fence me in